Medicinal plant diversity and their pharmacological aspects of Nepal Himalayas

Pharmacognosy Journal

Volumn 3, Issue 25, 2011, Pages 6-17

  Gaire, Bhakta Prasad ^a   Subedi, Lalita ^b  

^a Kyung Hee University   (South Korea)

^b POKHARA UNIVERSITY   (Nepal)

Author keywords

Ethnomedicine; Himalayas; Indigenous use

Indexed keywords

AYURVEDA; CHINESE MEDICINE; MEDICINAL PLANT; NEPAL; ORIENTAL MEDICINE; REVIEW; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE;

EID: 80054679196     PISSN: 09753575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5530/pj.2011.25.2     Document Type: Review

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